On Thu, 17 Mar 2016 13:50:42 +0100 "René Nidegger" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I am trying to execute the steps outlined in > http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/view/stable/chapter06/kernfs.html > > I am logged in as lfs. > > The commands > > mknod -m 600 $LFS/dev/console c 5 1 > mknod -m 666 $LFS/dev/null c 1 3 > > print "Operation not permitted" > > When I change to root (and set the LFS variable), these > mknod commands execute without problem. > > I am assuming that from 5.36 I should be root anyway, but this > is what it is: an assumption. Yes, Chapter 6 is all done as root. Once you are in the chroot environment, this is perfectly safe, as you can no longer accidentally trash your host system. But these initial steps, which are required to make the new partition chrootable, are a bit hair-raising. I always execute them very cautiously. -- http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page Do not top post on this list. A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style
